The cameras had been off since shortly after last November’s election in which voters rejected their use.

Strangmeier charges that the city violated his Fourth Amendment rights against unreasonable searches and seizures:

…when they sent him notice of a violation, causing him to at least have to read the notice, go on-line to see the alleged violation, and then contact the City of Houston to schedule a hearing. These acts John did not want to do and they violated his liberty interests.

His Fifth Amendment right to due process was violated, he states in the lawsuit, because, “The red light camera system was nullified by the Houston voters yet John is still required to defend himself against the ticket.”

This is a frivolous lawsuit and I am confident it will be dismissed. In keeping with the will of the voters, the cameras have been permanently turned off. However, whether it is by a police officer or captured by another mechanism, the City has the authority and legal responsibility to enforce red light violations and collect the fines from those violations. It is irresponsible to argue otherwise.